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Tina Packer, holding the Life Achievement Award given to her by the Shakespeare Theatre Association during a ceremony in Prague.

Shakespeare & Company’s Tina Packer honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

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By Ann St. Clair Saturday, Feb 16 Arts & Entertainment

Tina Packer is a force of nature," said Guy Roberts, Founding Artistic Director of the Prague Shakespeare Company (PSC). “She has influenced and inspired generations of theatre makers and theatre goers. I can think of a no better ambassador for Shakespeare..." -- Guy Roberts, Founding Artistic Director of the Prague Shakespeare Company. Read More

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THEATRE REVIEW: Town Players of Pittsfield’s ‘New and Used,’ a promise premiere

J. Peter Bergman - The play needs a few nips and tucks, some cuts and some improvements, but the show's concept is delicious and the flow of the piece is right on. Read More

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AUDIOBOOKS: Plenty to occupy ears on shorter nights

Rochelle O'Gorman - One classic novel, an addictive biography, an elegantly written mystery, and a novel about impassioned choices give us plenty to occupy our ears as the nights grow finally begin to grow shorter. Read More

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AUDIOBOOKS: A great week for audio

Rochelle O'Gorman - This is a great week for audio, as we have an inventive, charming novel; a heartfelt memoir; a well-researched historical fiction; and a taut thriller. Read More

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Ghent Playhouse’s ‘Miracle on South Division Street’ describes family meeting, features extraordinary cast

J. Peter Bergman - For a play I've never heard of to end up a new favorite is a delight to me. Read More

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BSO to open Linde Center for Music and Learning at Tanglewood

David Noel Edwards - The Linde Center's long-term importance to Tanglewood could eventually rival or even exceed that of Ozawa Hall. Why? Because of the wide range of programming that the Linde Center can support. Read More

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On being a writer: From poet to novelist

Sonia Pilcer - After poetry’s compressed, telegraphic form, I couldn’t let all the nouns and verbs just hang out in sentences. Read More

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THEATRE REVIEW: World premiere of ‘Red Maple’ at theREP, a terrific new comedy

J. Peter Bergman - Secrets. You have to love it. Read More

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Three Shakespeare comedies highlight Shakespeare & Company’s 2019 season

J. Peter Bergman - “The strings of the heart” is artistic director Allyn Burrows’ concept theme for the summer and he has chosen a quartet of very contemporary plays to flesh out the idea. Read More

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PREVIEW: Berkshires fixture and icon James Taylor to perform at Tanglewood in July

David Noel Edwards - But how many denim-clad inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have become full-fledged Tanglewood icons? We can count him on one finger. Read More

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AUDIOBOOKS: Travel, humor and more

Rochelle O'Gorman - Travel, humor, a legal thriller and the lives of ex-pats are on the docket this week. Read More

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